Collapsible tube



Nov. 19, 1935- G. w. JOHNSON COLLAPSIBLE TUBE 7 Filed May 21, 1934 INVENTOR, @0209 14 Ja'fiflsa/z 1 ATTORNEYS.

Patented Nov. 19, 1935 PATENT, OFFICE COLLAPSIBLE TUBE Gordon W. Johnson, Kansas City, Mo. Application May 21, 1934, Serial No. 726,669

'1 Claims.

This invention relates to collapsible tubes of the character usually employed in the sale of toiletries such as shaving creams, and the primary object of this invention is the provision of a novelly formed tube for such a product that has applying surfaces making up a part of thehead of the tube.

Another important aim of this invention is to provide a collapsible tube of the conventional type, having as an integral part thereof, a specially formed head that comprises a number of inclined faces, most of which may be utilized in spreading and applying the contents of the tube after it has been ejected therefrom through the outlet port formed in one of the angled walls of the face.

Other objects of this invention include the relation between a plurality.of inclined faces constituting the head of the tube and their specific contour, all of which plays an important part in the result obtained from the construction and use'pf a collapsible tube made to embody the presentdhvention.

,Minor objects of the invention will appear during the course of the detailed specification,'refer- 7 ring to the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure l is a side elevation of a collapsible tube made to embody this invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary, longitudinal section through the head of the tube. Fig. 4 is a similar section taken through a tube head made in accordance with a modified form of the invention, and,

Fig. 5 is an inverted plan view of the removable head illustrated in Fig. 4.

Shaving creams known commercially as brushless are best applied directly from the tube containing the same and these tubes may be cheaply and quickly manufactured to embody structural features as illustrated in the accompanying drawing,

The body ll) of the collapsible tube is comparatiyely thin and is depressible by the user so that the contents thereof may be ejected through the hereinafter described outlet port formed in one of the walls of the novelly formed head I2. Wall I4 is substantially circular and a crescent shaped, inclined face l6 joins wall M to the body III.

THE wall it has a concave exterior face which is circumscribed by the outer edge of wall I I that lies in a plane and which has a spreading edge 22 forming a length thereof. This spreading edge 22 is straight, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and serves as a smoothing blade after the material from body 80 has been forced through outlet port I8 and into the depression formed on the outer face (Cl. ill-67.4)

of wall l4. Obviously, this depression may contain a greater or lesser amount of the ejected material, all in accordance with the pressure exerted by the user, i. e., when concave face of wall i4 is pressed tightly against the skin, material will 5' be wiped from within the material retaining depression and a lesser force will allow some of the material to remain.

A seal for outlet port I8 is provided in the form of a plug 24 made of some resilient material 10 that will cause the plug to seat when forced into outlet port l8. some areas of the face and neck require a flat face to properly spread the shaving cream and the flat, inclined, rear face 2|] which extends downwardly and outwardly from the apex 15 formed by spreading edge 22 fulfills such need.

Head I2 should be of material somewhat thicker than body l0 so that it will maintain its form, and while the preferred embodiment of this invention results in an integral head and body, it 20 has'been found practical to embody the invention in a modified form illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5, which is in the nature of a removable head having a plurality of inclined faces of precisely the same nature as those previously described, and includ- 25 ing the substantially circular, concave applying areas 30 joined to the annular skirt 38 by crescentshaped wall 32. Outlet port 34 extends through the wall forming face 30 and terminates in a large, internally screwthreaded cavity that is formed in 30 boss 36. Through this expedient the headmay be removably applied to the conventional type of collapsible tube 50 having an exteriorly threaded neck 52. A flat, inclined rear face 40 performs the function as hereinbefore set down and the smooth- 35 ing edge 42 creates an apex at the line of connection between concave face 30 and flat face 40. Ob-

viously, when tube 50 is empty, this novel head may be removed and positioned upon another tube for continued use. 4 The provision of a number of variously formed and inclined'faces on the head, all of which are at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the associated tube, affords means for applying a shaving cream without waste and without the cus- 4 tomary objectionable use of the hands and fingers.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is: 50

1. A collapsible tube adapted for use in applying thecontent thereof as it is ejected therefrom comprising a head on the tube having a substantially circular wall disposed at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the tube and intersect- 55 ing the same; an outlet port formed through said wall; and a concave area formed on the exterior face of the said wall, the edge of the wall defining said area being substantially in a plane whereby to form a material retaining depression having the said outlet port in communication therewith.

2. A collapsible tube adapted for use in applying the content thereof as it is ejected therefrom comprising a head on the tube having a substantially circular wall disposed at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the tube and intersecting the same; an outlet port formed through said wall; and a concave area formed on the exterior face of the said wall, the edge of the wall defining said area being substantially in a plane whereby to form a material retaining depression having the said outlet port in communication therewith, a length of said edge defining the concave area being straight to present a spreading ridge.

3. A collapsible tube adapted for use in applying the content thereof as it is ejected therefrom compising a head on the tube having two upwardly and inwardly inclined meeting walls; a concave area formed on the exterior face of one of said walls; and an outlet port formed through said Wall to convey material from the tube to the concave area, the other wall having a flat exterior face.

4. A collapsible tube adapted for use in applying the content thereof as it is ejected therefrom comprising a head on the tube having two upwardly and inwardly inclined meeting walls; a concave area formed on the exterior face of one of said walls; and an outlet port formed through said wall to convey material from the tube to the concave area, the other wall having a fiat exterior face, said walls meeting along a straight spreading edge at the vertex of said head.

5. A tube of the character described comprising a collapsible body; and a head having a plurality of faces disposed at an angle to the longitudinal axis of said tube, one of said faces being concave and having an outlet port extending inwardly therefrom, the remaining angular faces diverging from the first mentioned face to connections with the said body.

6. A tube of the character described comprising a collapsible body having a screwthreaded neck of relatively small, diameter; and a head having an annular depending skirt, and a plurality of faces disposed at an angle to the longitudinal axis of said tube, one of said faces being concave and having an outlet port extending inwardly therefrom;- the remaining angular faces diverging from the first mentioned face to connections with the said annular depending skirt of the head, a portion of the wall of said port being screwthreaded for connection with said neck for removably associating the head with the body, said depending skirt being drawn down over the body as the head is threaded on the neck.

7. A tube of the character described comprising a tubular collapsible body; a hollow head of rigid material closing one end of the tube; an arched wall having an inclined, concave face, formed by the said head, disposed at an angle to and intersecting the projected longitudinal axial line of the tubular body; an outlet portfosmed through the said arched wall to allow the escape of material from within the said tube and hollow head when the former is compressed; an inclined wall formed by the head, having a flat exterior face formed thereon, merging with the said arched wall to create a straight edge adapted to spread the material ejected through the said outlet port; and walls, formed by the head, for joining the hollow head and collapsible body.

GORDON W. JOHNSON. 

